Metallic railway-tie.



No. 719,900. PATENTED FEB. 3, 1903. G. I. STANSBURY. METALLIC RAILWAYTIE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 22, 1902.

62019 jAs a/m zor y MQQQ NITE STATES ATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE F. STANSBURY, OF \VEEDSPORT, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TOJOHN E. MADDEN, OF PORT BYRON, NEW YORK.

M ETALLIC RAILWAY-TIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent NO. 719,900, dated February3, 1903.

Application filed November 22,1902. Serial No. 132,867. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE F. STANSBURY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Weedsport, in the county of Cayuga and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metallic Railway-Ties; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, andexact description of the same, reference being had to the an- IO nexeddrawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon. I The present invention has for its object toprovide a metallic railway-tie that will be strong and durable and inwhich the rails are securely connected thereto and prevented fromspreading, thereby avoiding the many accidents resulting therefrom andalso secure the advantages of a simple and practical tie that maybemanufactured at acomparatively small cost. 7

The invention consists of a metallic railway-tie constructedsubstantially as shown in the drawings and hereinafter described andclaimed.

Fi ure l is a ers ective view of a railwa tie constructed in accordancewith my invention, showing the rails in place thereon; Fig.

2, a longitudinal section of a portion of the tie, showing an endsection of one of the rails;

Fig. 3, a detail perspective view of one of the fish-plates on anenlarged scale.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the railway-tie, which may beconstructed of any suitable metal and of any desirable thickness foundbest adapted to the purpose,

said tie consisting of a bottom and two sides to form a channel orreceptacle for receiving gravel-or other suitable ballast to aid insecuring the tie in position in the road-bed, as

indicated at X in Fig. 1 of the drawings, the

construction of tie, as above described, being preferably termed forconvenience a hollow metallic railway'tie. The tie at its ends hasvertical slots 0b to receive removable end plates B, one of the wingsI), forming the outer wall of the slots, extending inwardly from aperpendicular to form a wider bearing to the plate and better brace itagainst the ballast.

The end plates A do not reach to the bottom of the tie, the bottom ofthe slots a terminating some distance above the bottom of the tie, sothat a space will be left for the drainage of the water that mayaccumulate in the hollow tie.

The end plates B have laterally-projecting arms 0, which act as stops toprevent the plates from sliding endwise out of the slots and also as ameans to grasp by the hands when lifting the plates and removing themfrom the ends of the tie.

The side walls of the tie are recessed, as shown at d, to receive thebase-plates C, so that they will be below or on the same horizontalplane as the upper edges of theside walls; also, to form a seat for thebase-plate and prevent any lateral strain on the fastening-bolts.

The base-plates C have down wardly-extending flanges e, which embracethe side walls of the tie and strengthen said walls at a point where thegreatest weight comes when a moving train passes over rails and tie. Thebolts f extend through holes in the flanges e and through holes in theside walls of the tie, and screw-nuts g engage the screw-threaded endsof said bolts to draw them tight, said screwrods not only providing afastening for the base-plates, but also stay-rods to further strengthenthe side walls of the tie.

The rails D rest upon the base-plates O and are held in place thereon bythe fish-plates E, which plates are of peculiar construction and when inplace prevent the rails from spreading and hold them firmly in position.

The fish-platesE upon their innerends have downwardly-extending jaws hto engage the base of the rail, and the opposite end of the fish-platehas a downwardly-extending tongue ito engage a transverse slot j in thebaseplate O to hold said plate against lateral displacement and avoidthe necessity of using two bolts as a means to hold the fish-plateinplace. The fish-plate has laterally-extending arms 7c at the juncturebetween the body of the plate and the tongue, as shown in Fig.

3 of the drawings, said arms serving as stops to prevent the tongue 1'from crowding down in the slot j in case the nut 12?. should disengageitself from the fastening-bolt land an Ioo extra heavy strain from themoving train against the edge of the fish-plate, especially in passingaround curves. Should the nut come 0% or the fastening-bolt break thatholds the fish-plate in place, said plate would be still held in placeby the tongue thereof engaging the slotin the base-plate, therebyholding the rails against spreading or from sliding toward each other.

The bolts Z, that pass through the fish-plates E, extend down from thetop of said fishplates, and therefore the nuts m are upon the under sideof the base-plate O and are prevented from turning on the bolts by thegravel packed in the hollow railway-tie; but should the nut requireremoving the end plate,which holds the gravel in the tie, may be firstremoved and access had to the nut.

The tie may have holes or perforations in its bottom for convenience inhandling by inserting an iron hook and also to hold the usual planks inplace used on the outside and inside of rails at crossings.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a hollow metallic railway-tie adapted to receive ballast, the sidewalls of the tie having vertical slots, and end plates removablysupported therein, the lower edge of the end plates extending above thebottom of the tie to form a space between the two for the water todrain, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a hollow metallic railway-tie adapted to receive a ballast,suitable end plates removably connected to the ends of the tie, saidplates having laterally-extending arms at an angle to the plane thereofto serve as stops, said plates engaging slots in the side walls of thetie, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. In a hollow metallic railway-tie adapted to receive a ballast, theside walls of the tie having vertical slots, and removable end platesengaging the slots, one of the wings forming the outer wall of each pairof slots extending inwardly to form a double or increased bearing andsupport for the end plates, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

4:. In a hollow metallic railway-tie adapted to receive aballast, theside walls of said tie being recessed, base-plates upon which the railsare supported having downwardly-extending flanges to overlap the sidewalls of the tie, suitable means for fastening the plates thereto andmeans for fastening the rails to the plates, substantially as and forthe purpose described.

5. In a hollow metallic railway-tie adapted to receive a ballast,suitable base-plates connected thereto having elongated slots, andfish-plates for holding the rails to the baseplates, said fish-plateshaving downwardlyextendiug tongues to engage the slots in thebase-plates, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

6. In a hollow metallic railway-tie adapted to receive a ballast,suitable base-plates connected thereto and having elongated slots, andfish-plates having downwardly-extending tongues engaging with the slotsand laterally-extending arms, said fish-plates holding the rails on thebase-plates, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

7. In ahollow metallic railway-tie adapted to receive a ballast,suitable end plates removably connected to the ends of the tie,baseplates connected to the side walls of the tie and having elongatedslots therein, and suitable fish-plates for holding the rails on thebase-plates, said fish plates having downwardly-extending tonguesengaging the elongatedslots, substantially as and for the purposedescribed.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two Witnesses.

GEORGE F. STANSBURY.

Witnesses:

A. W. SHURTLEFF, H. D. BROWN.

